Loory's collection of wry and witty, dark and perilous contemporary fables is populated by people-and monsters and trees and jocular octopi-that are united by twin motivations: fear and desire. In his singular universe, televisions talk (and sometimes sing), animals live in small apartments where their nephews visit from the sea, and men and women and boys and girls fall down wells and fly through space and find love on Ferris wheels. In a voice full of fable, myth, and dream, Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day draws us into a world of delightfully wicked recognitions and introduces us to a writer of uncommon talent and imagination.
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THE WOMAN RETURNS FROM THE STORE WITH AN armload of books. THE BOOK
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(@PenguinUKBooks, 1 July 2011, ebook, 224 pages, borrowed from @GlasgowLib via @OverDriveLibs)
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I enjoyed the stories in this collection for the most part. They fall loosely under the category of flash fiction as most of them are no more than 4 or 5 pages long and a few are 8 page and more. I felt the stories were more aimed for a children's audience due to the simple language used throughout. It was the simple language that never fully worked for me and stopped me from becoming fully immersed in the stories. Something didn't completely fit for me. I wanted stories with some more depth, something to get my teeth into. The stories were just okay for me. The ones I enjoyed the most are The Path, The Shield and Photographs.
